CHARLOTTE, N.C. - People familiar with the situation say the Charlotte Hornets won the bid to host the NBA All-Star game in 2017.

The people spoke to The Associated Press Monday on the condition of anonymity because an announcement has not been made. The Hornets have scheduled a press conference for Tuesday that will include NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and team owner Michael Jordan.

The Charlotte Observer first reported the news.

The city agreed to spend more than $30 million to upgrade their arena when the Hornets submitted the bid to host the game last summer.

Charlotte last hosted the All-Star game in 1991 at the Charlotte Coliseum.

Silver said in December he was excited about the prospect of the game returning to Charlotte saying "it's just a matter of what year."